Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Corsham, Portsmouth + 7:30am - 4:30pm with half a day Friday

Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF15505

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Mechanical Engineer at our Portsmouth site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry\'s most brilliant minds.

This role is a great opportunity to work across a number of our different sites and develop your skills and knowledge support all maintenance based building services. Our Portsmouth site has supporting testing and combat systems for the Royal Navy for over 45 years, with a newly opened National Maritime Systems Centre.

The role

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary, delivering of maintenance across all aspects of building services, you will have strong knowledge of building systems across all disciplines with a key competency in either electrical or mechanical maintenance. You will also be expected to support some of our other local sites when needed, gaining more experience and development.

Day-to-day, you\'ll be responsible for all mobile call outs for pre-planned and reactive maintenance tasks and objectives. You will be mostly supporting infrastructure, but other needs in our Gosport site will vary. Below are some more Responsibilities:

• Provide maintenance support (including installations; planned, preventive & corrective maintenance) in relation to site services, plant / equipment & buildings
• being responsible and reliable for all mobile maintenance call outs including other local sites
• See that all Health & Safety requirements are met for individual sites
• Being able to think on your feet, as all call outs vary so must be ready to come with a solution

The working hours for this role are 7:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday with a 12pm finish on a friday

Essential experience of the Mechanical Engineer

• Must have had experience in a commercial maintenance capacity
• Will have worked as part of a team on a rota before and understand responsibilities
• Experience with Pluming or carpentry is desirable
• Someone who is looking for a varied role and has a varied amount of experience

Qualifications for the Mechanical Engineer

• Engineering / Technical qualification: Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (in a relevant discipline electrical or mechanical) and hold the appropriate conversion
• Good knowledge and level of competency in other areas of building services (BMS, electrical or mechanical services)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum:

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days\' additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there\'s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You\'ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you\'ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security
Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

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